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, Albertazzi joined the

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and reached the rank of lieutenant. After their defeat, he spent two years in prison for collaborating. Following the

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he changed from studying architecture to acting. Giorgio Albertazzi 1974

In the theater Albertazzi debuted in Shakespeare's ''Troilus and Cressida'', and over the following decades starred in a number of classics, many of them for television. From the early 1950s he was also seen on the big screen and appeared in more than 50 films. From 1969, he directed several television films, including the miniseries ''George Sand'' in 1981. From 2003, he was the director of the Teatro di Roma. He had a close friendship with actress

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who appeared with him for many years. In 2007, Albertazzi married his long-standing partner, Pia de Tolomei. In 1988 he wrote his memoirs.

Filmography

Discography

Album

* 1961 – ''D'Annunzio – Brani scelti da la figlia di Jorio'' (

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, QELP 8045, LP) with

* 1963 – ''Eliot – La terra desolata'' (Stereoletteraria, SPM 103, LP) * 1974 – ''La solitudine'' ( Cetra, LP) with

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* ''Dante – Inferno'' (Sansoni Accademia Editori, SLI 03, LP) with Tino Buzzelli,

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, Ottavio Fanfani,

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* ''Dante – La divina commedia – Paradiso'' (Nuova Accademia Del Disco, BLI 2005, LP) with

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, Ottavio Fanfani * ''Eluard'' (LP) with

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* '' Leopardi – Canti'' (Cetra, CLC 0829, LP) with

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* ''Neruda – 20 poesie d'amore e una canzone disperata'' (SPM 101, LP) * ''Pasternak – Poesie'' (SPM 102, LP)

Singles

* 1955 – ''Petrarca'' ( Cetra – Collana Letteraria Documento, CL 0418, EP 7") * 1957 – ''Solitudine'' ( Cetra – Collana Letteraria Documento, CL 0434, EP 7") * 1961 – ''Lettere d'amore'' ( Cetra – Collana Letteraria Documento, CL 0477, EP 7") * 1965 – ''Discorso della montagna'' ( Cetra – Collana Letteraria Documento, CL 0419, EP 7") * 1969 – ''Questa cosa che chiamiamo mondo/Tema di Linda'' (

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, CL 20222, 7") from the television series '' Jekyll'' * 1969 – ''Ti amo... ed io di più/Sospendi il tempo'' ( Boradway International, 7") with

* 1970 – ''Miraggio d'estate''/''Miraggio d'estate'' (

, 7") with

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* ''I fioretti di S. Francesco'' ( Istituto Internazionale Del Disco, SIL 4001, EP 7") with Antonio Baldini * ''Giorgio Sacchetti – Tre novelle lette da Giorgio Albertazzi'' ( Istituto Internazionale Del Disco, SIL 4096, EP 7") * ''Neruda, Barcarola e altre poesie'' (Nuova Accademia Disco, DP 6008, EP)

Awards

* : Knight Grand Cross of the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic (26 june 1996) * Benemeriti della cultura e dell'arte (2003)

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Albertazzi, Giorgio 1923 births 2016 deaths Italian male actors Italian film directors Centro Sperimentale di Cinematografia alumni Italian military personnel of World War II Knights Grand Cross of the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic People from Fiesole